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BIM which is Building Information Model is a technology that enables the design of construction works. This means modeling information about the investment process.
The architect, designer and installer design the building and each is responsible for its part, while at the same time coordinating the building as a whole. The BIM is a standard for building projects, keeping of which allows estimating and evaluation of the profitability of an investment before it is even built.
The BIM is effective investment management. And efficient investment management saves time and money.
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For BIM technology, a special format for the exchange of data between IFC Industry Foundation Classes has been developed, which transfers digital site information between CAD systems. The work is designed to look like architects developing a digital 3D model and delivering it to designers and installers via the export in IFC format. They simultaneously read the developer and installer files for their project, so they can coordinate the project. These assumptions allow each team to use independent software. It is important to exchange data.
For centuries, every construction project has been created in the same way. Architect, constructor and installer exchanged data during the design process. First, it was a papyrus, then a transparent file, and now a DWG file. The architect built the concept of the building, then prepared 2D views of the individual facades and passed them to the constructor and installer. Based on these primers, the developer developed an analysis model for the stress calculations of the facility, and the installer designed pipe and cable channels. So both in the past and today it is about sharing design data.
The difference is that at present, the BIM technology allows for the exchange of information between the participants in the project at every stage of the project. When you work on 2D primers, that is, we work on 2D documentation that is created at the very end of the project. If you find that for construction or installation reasons, you need to modify architectural projections, this is a labor-intensive and expensive project, because we are already modifying a nearly finished project.
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The BIM aims to work on a digital 3D model. The architect models the 3D object and passes it to the constructor and installer. This exchange occurs earlier in the work before the facades are projected. The generated changes will occur at an early stage and will therefore be less costly. If the architect works on the ArchiCAD software, he will be able to submit the design to the constructor in IFC format, who will develop technical documentation based on Tekla. The installer, based on the IFC format, will be able to develop an installation model in Ventpack. Everyone will be able to export their work in IFC format and coordinate it. Of course, based on the developed models, it will be possible to eliminate collisions.
Today, the CAD software allows the project team to work in parallel. Architects who use REVIT, ArchiCAD, or AECOsim, can work in parallel on central files. The team creates a central file containing the 3D model of the building, and individual designers publish the components in the 3D model while seeing the modifications made by colleagues. This work eliminates the problem of collisions. Unfortunately, at this point, you have to hand over the project to the industry. An ideal solution would be to be able to involve them in such work so that they could work concurrently with architects.
This is what REVIT can do.
Innovation in this solution is that REVIT includes packet functionality in one package:
All teams can work together on a single central file, in a single recording format, from conception to modeling, analysis and 2D documentation. The global innovation of Autodesk is that at every stage of the project, all users work in a synchronous direction. If they are located in one location, they perform this process on a LAN basis, and if the offices are scattered around the world, this project is based on the Revit Server technology.
The strength of this solution is that work is not duplicated. In one physical file, the architect, constructor and installer model building elements. The constructor places load-bearing walls while building an analytical model, the architect takes care of the shape and appearance and outlines the constructor’s walls with cladding. The installer uses a building block to design heat and cooling requirements, defines the type of installation, and thus the flow of sachets, pylons, or the size of the overhead space.
There are no collisions because we see the work of others. In the classic method, it was the architect who had to assume location of load-bearing walls, and the industrial specialists had to verify them. Today, every specialist is dedicated to his or her specialty.
In addition, the entire process in Autodesk is built into cloud services that allow for additional analysis, such as determining impact of an object on the environment or analyzing lighting. Autodesk 360 allows the investor and contractor to be involved in the design process, thereby extending the functionality of the BIM technology. Of course, it is still possible to exchange information through exports and imports in the IFC format.
There are many BIM-compliant packages on the market, but not all are equally efficient. Based on our years of experience as a supplier and integrator of BIM systems, exchanging software with BIM-compatible software is not equivalent to designing with this philosophy.
Replacing AutoCAD with REVIT is not BIM, it is only a replacement of a CAD system. BIM is a philosophy of work and information exchange.
